Seal.



R. A. EDGAR.

SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1909. RENEWED AUG. 6, 1909.

' 933,700. Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

WITNESSES lNVENTOH 12 fi f RUBERT AEDGAR C -L S mo I B) A TTOHNEYSROBERT A. EDGAR, OF IOLA, KANSAS.

SEAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '7, 1909.

Application filed July 24, 1908 Serial No. 445,139. Renewed August 5,1909. Serial No. 511,448.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT A. EDGAR, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Iola, in the county of Allen and State of Kansas, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seals, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in seals and consists in certain novelconstructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described andclaimed.

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof Figure 1 is a erspectiveView of a receptacle provided wlth the improvement. Fig. 2 is asectional View of the complete seal. Fig. 3 is a front view of a portionof the seal, and Fig. 4 is a section through the button.

The present embodiment of my invention comprises a strand A of wire orother suitable material having one of the ends thereof secured within abutton B. The button B comprises a pair of disks 6, 6, each having itscentral portion dished as at 5 and provided with a central perforation 6The end of the wire is arranged in a circular loop within the dishedportion, the inner edge of the disks being recessed as at b to permitthe passage of the wire. The edges of the disk are folded and pressedtogether and it will be evident that the circular loop on the wire willprevent its withdrawal from between the disks.

The seal is used as follows: The end of the wire is passed through thestaple O, the hasp D having been properly positioned, and the wire isthen passed through the registering perforations 12 A seal E of lead orother suitable plastic material is placed on the free end of the wire asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, the addition of the lead seal preventing thewithdrawal of the wire through the button.

My device is especially intended for sealing railway cars and the like,and the initials of the railroad or the firm using the seal may beembossed on the annular space 6 between the dished portion and theperiphery of the disks. The leaden seal E may be impressed with thestation number or other suitable designation showing where the seal isplaced on the car or other article.

I claim:

A seal comprising a pair of concave disks arranged with their edgesabutting and with their convex faces outward,.the edges being foldedtogether and pressed, each of said disks having a central perforationand a strand of flexible material having one end secured between thedisks, the free end of the strand being adapted to pass through theperforations of the disks, and to be engaged by a suitable means forpreventing withdrawal thereof.

ROBERT A. EDGAR.

Witnesses LUOIEN B. EDGAR, W. K. EDGAR.

